Sew Explicit

This blog post is the second instalment in the series where I show you how to create the pattern for the viral Givenchy ruffled mini lace dress. In Part 1 , we used your body measurements to draft a simple block. In this post, I will show you how to transform that block into the pattern pieces for the shell (self/main fabric) of the dress. PART 2: CARVING OUT THE PRELIMINARY  FRONT AND BACK SHAPES FROM THE BLOCK

Draft a Pattern for This Viral Givenchy Ruffled Lace Mini Dress: A step-by-step instruction. This is probably the dress of the summer . It was made viral in the online sewing community by this Instagram Reel and many sewists have gone ahead to replicate the £8000 dress. In this step-by-step tutorial, I show you how to draft the pattern from scratch using your own measurements. If you are a sewist with little or no patternmaking experience and are up for a challenge, this tutorial is for you.

Have you seen "The King of Boys" series on Netflix? It is Nigerian series spearheaded by Kemi Adetiba. The costumes and styling are awesome! Below is a pattern cutting illustration of the cape worn by Jumoke Randle (Nse Ikpe-Etim's character). shoulder padding seems to have been used to give that power sleeve look. A similar cape, albeit with less drama, was worn by Meghan Markle in 2018 to an official engagement with the Queen. The diagrams are pretty clear and do not need too many words to explain. If anything is unclear, you may ask me in the comment section. I started with a simple "dartless" bodice block that you can find in the  pattern shop in sizes 6-14 . By "Dartless", I mean not having a bust fitting dart. This makes the pattern construction of this cape simpler as I do not have to deal with eliminating or transferring the darts. This block is good for drafting simple, boxy styles that do not need to fit closely to the body. Meghan in a simi...

I have been seeing this style of peplum top for a while and even tried it out for the first in 2015 using woven Fabric. I also made similar styles using different weights of Neoprene fabrics. I have copied pictures from google to Pinterest to show the variations of the style. My tutorial below is not precisely based on any of the copied pictures, however, the same concept can be applied.